Why Go Slow When You Can Hurl to Your Destruction!

Why Go Slow When You Can Hurl to Your Destruction!
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2024-07-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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This work is a satire, interpreting current events from an atypical, what-if vantage. What if we take our goal to be hurling to our destruction? Why go slow and prolong the pain and suffering of collapsing structures and deteriorating surroundings? Things can be ended more quickly. This is a satirical guide to how to accomplish this, which hopefully calls into questions many commonly held attitudes and behavior.

The Fragility of Evolution

The Fragility of Evolution
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2024-03-04
Genre: Science
ISBN:

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his work offers an alternative paradigm for viewing life and its dynamic capacity for change. Rather than focusing on the end result of evolution with concepts such as resilience and fitness, it focuses on the actual process of change, in which life goes through a fragile period. Using plain-spoken language and based on an earlier scholarly work, it examines six biological domains which exhibit fragility and make for evolutionary novelty. They are: 1) the organism's dynamic genome, which exhibits a remarkable fluidity; 2) Symbiosis, involving the creative merger of two types of organisms; 3) Sexuality, in which the merger of sexes produces unique offspring; 4) Multicellularity, which makes for most of earth's macroscopic life; 5) Development, change resulting from the fragile period of immaturity of organisms; 6) The principle of the "head", a holistic/controlling dimension of the organism which is inherently fragile and dynamic; 7) The social dimension with the fragility of cooperative and competitive interactions, and; 8) ecological dimension with its interwoven, delicate web of connections. To this we add a "cumulative dimension" which embraces a spirituality of biology. Teaching our youth and having the public become aware of such a model which focuses on the fragility and sacrificial dimension of dynamic change, would serve to enhance our personal lives and work to increase the chances for the earth and humanity's survival.

The Firekeeper

The Firekeeper
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1393621139

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In the prehistoric era, a young firekeeper tends the night fire for the kin. He has personally knows Fire, a being who is crafty and true. Two challenges present, as he falls into an impossible love with a woman of the day and battles the Spirit of the Longest Night. Read this book to inhabit the world of our deep history, and to see how human weakness can combine with spiritual strength to make us heroic and human.

Up Above and the Runaway

Up Above and the Runaway
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019-11-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1393513999

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Two teenagers meet Mac, a homeless person, who they knew as Rock Man from a fantasy realm. Together, they try to help a runaway teenager, who has dissociated, "up above" into a symbolic world. Things become even more complicated when their lives intersect with a doctor in need of a human subject for a risky experimental procedure. In the end something uncanny happens, which show Zoe and Tod their fantasy has some basis in reality. This story explores the meaning of symbolic worlds, the danger that others can pose in not understanding them, and how resolution and true healing can occur.

Across the Gulf and Journey Into Un-Time

Across the Gulf and Journey Into Un-Time
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2019-11-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1393833470

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Friends since childhood, Zoe and Tod, travel into the mountains of Guatemala where they explore the ways of village life. Invited to witness a Mayan ritual, they enter a deep cave. The New Year is to be brought in by the elders, but time is stopped and the ancient gods demand a sacrifice. In the swirling chaos of un-time, Zoe and Tod have a revelation that will change their lives.

Caseness and Narrative

Caseness and Narrative
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2020-04-22
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1393047874

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 Caseness and Narrative contrasts two ways of trying to help persons in emotional distress. The first, called Caseness, sees signs of distress as symptoms without significant meaning, makes a diagnosis which allows the psychiatric system to name the experience, and then uses strong methods to minimize or stop symptom expression. The second way, called Narrative, allows the story to unfold, uses the structure of narrative to frame the process, and then—to avoid the person becoming stuck––supports the transformative nature of the lived experience. We invite you to a greater and deeper understanding, which may help you, family and friends support each other going through difficult emotional experiences.

Ten Discoveries from Biology to Spirituality

Ten Discoveries from Biology to Spirituality
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2024-03-26
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

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This work offers an alternative paradigm for viewing life and its dynamic capacity for change. Rather than looking at the end result of evolution with concepts such as fitness, we focus on the actual process of change, which is fragile. Using plain-spoken language and based on an earlier scholarly work, six biological domains which exhibit fragility and make for evolutionary novelty are examined. 1) the organism's dynamic genome, which exhibits a remarkable fluidity and interactivity with the environment; 2) Symbiosis, which involves the creative merger of two types of organisms; 3) Sexuality, in which sexes merge to produce unique offspring; 4) Multicellularity, which makes for most of earth's macroscopic life; 5) Development, which are changes during the fragile period of immaturity. 6) The principle of the "head", a holistic/controlling dimension of the organism, which is inherently fragile and dynamic; 7) The social dimension, with both fragile cooperative and competitive interactions, and; 8) The ecological dimension with its interwoven, delicate web of connections. To this we can add a cumulative dimension, embraces a spirituality of biology. Instructing youth and having the public become aware of models, which consider the fragility and sacrificial dimension of dynamic change, would enhance our personal lives and increase the chances for humanity's and the biosphere's survival on earth. Read this work to gain a healthy view of the reality of biological organisms and how dynamic change occurs.

Ten Nodes of Symbolizing Humanity

Ten Nodes of Symbolizing Humanity
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2024-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN:

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This work documents a surprising regular, logarithmic pacing of human evolution. Starting at 8 million years ago, we keep halving units, revealing a series of distinct leaps in human's symbolic capacity. Ten major nodes are covered from the first hominin to the creation of cave art in the paleolithic. Events include the first bipedal humans, the first stone tools, the first making of ornaments and figurines, the ritual burial of the dead, as well as drawing images in caves.This work gives us considerable cause to wonder about the beauty and meaning of symbols. Read this work if you want to become open to the deepest layers of symbolizing found in our humanity.

Gifts from the Indigenous

Gifts from the Indigenous
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2022-08-27
Genre: Art
ISBN:

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This work offers six awarenesses and six practices we can gain from an exposure to the Amerindian world view. A series of specific awareness, such as "Shamanic bone soul" and actions such as "mandalic walking" will gift us with an enriching and complimentary world view. Drawing upon his own symbolic experiences and after years of study, the author presents the essence of what he has learned. This work also makes use of two recent projects, interpreting markings on a stone tablet found near the Shenandoah River in Virginia, as well as a natural monolithic sculpture at Pin Bluff in Alabama. We are invited to obtain a grasp of the Indigenous world view, so that we may expand our own sense of the possibilities of this universe and live a fuller life.

Animal Spell

Animal Spell
Author: Michael A. Susko
Publisher: AllrOneofUs Publishing
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1393165109

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The protagonist is a Wolf-dog, who after losing his pack, must find new friends to survive. Throughout the story he chooses between two groups, one more ragtag and appearing weak, and another with more power and less freedom. An intriguing class of characters appears, including a "Fire Lion", the Water Spouter, and a Dust Dragon.There's magic loose in this world too, as the Wolf-dog's shape can change, and he finds himself on either side. An array of paradoxes arises, and your boundaries of empathy are stretched. Come, take this fantastic journey in animals, which has a coherent world vision behind it. Reading this, you are invited to become aware of your light and shadow sides, and to find your true soul self.